The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against Moriarty by a score of 40-30. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pojoaque Valley also won the last time the pair played on February 2nd.
Pojoaque Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Marisela Bowie out in front who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Bowie has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Salazar, who scored six points along with five steals.
Pojoaque Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Moriarty, they dropped their record down to 5-20 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Pojoaque Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-41 defeat vs. Los Alamos on the 24th. Moriarty will head out on the road to square off against Taos at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (Taos is ranked 99th, while Moriarty is ranked 111th).
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